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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Shet 1. G. DANNHAUER. SAFETY REIN FOR HARNESS.

Patented Nov. 1, 1887.

Wad/SM N4 PETERS, Phnln-Lilhognwher. Washington. D. C.

(No Model.) 2 SheetsSheet 2.

0. DANNHAUER. SAFETY RBIN FOR HARNESS. No. 372,862. Patented NovQl,1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

CONRAD TDANNHAUEE, OF AUGSBURG, BAVARIA, GERMANY.

SAFETY-REINTOR HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,362, dated November1, 1887.

Application filed March 15, 1887.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CONRAD DANNHAUER, a citizen of Germany, residing atAugsburg, Bavaria, Empire of Germany, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Safety Reins and Lines for Horses, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to a safety rein for runaway horses, by means ofwhich the horses head may be drawn toward its neck, and by which thehead will be automatically held in. that position. The rein is madetorun through a locking device that will engage projections upon the reinand prevent the same from being drawn back without being previouslyreleased by the driver.

The invention consists in the Various fea-- tures of improvement, morefully pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 'shows .my invention applied to asaddle-horse.- Fig. 2 shows a detailed transverse section of the lockingdevice. Fig. 3 is a detailed longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 4 isa detail top view of the same. Fig. 5 shows a modification of theinvention applied to a carriagehorse. Fig. 6 is a detailed perspectiveview of the modification.

WVith particular reference to Figs. 1 to 4, the letter a represents thesafety-rein, secured at one end to the bit-ring and passing at the otherend through the locking device hereinafter described, which is securedto the saddle. One safety-rein is preferably applied to each side of thebit, and the two reins may be joined over the top of the saddle, asshown in Serial No. 231,066. (No model.)

Fig. 1, to be readily accessible to the rider or driver. The rein a isprovided for some distance with a number of teeth, a, which arepreferably riveted to one of its sides. The locking device consists of acase, b, slotted for the reception of rein a, and provided with aspring-pawl, b, adapted to engage the teeth a. When the driver pulls therein a, the pawl rides over teeth .a until the rein is released, when itwill engage one of said teeth and prevent the horse from drawing therein back. In order to raise the pawl b, more especially forcarriage-horses, it is provided on top of its shank b with a roller orprojection, If, that is engaged by a sliding conical spring-block, 0,provided with an eye, a, through which passes a line leading to thedriver. On pulling this line the block 0 is pushed beneath projectionb", and thus the pawl b is raised out of engagement with teeth a.

In Figs. 5 and 6 the reins a are provided with a number of buttons, (1",and pass through two truncated conical tubes,a having notched edges a,as shown. These edges engage the buttons a when the reins are drawntoward the driver.

What I claim is- The combination of a safety-rein having projections orserrations with a casing receiving said safety-rein and provided with aspringpawl for automatically engaging said projections or serrations,substantially as specified.

. CONRAD DANNHAUER. Witnesses:

CHRIST BARTHCHUEP, HANS NEGNER.

